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单词 scintillating
释义

scintillating

adjective

scin·​til·​lat·​ing ˈsin-tə-ˌlā-tiŋ How to pronounce scintillating (audio)
: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
a scintillating conversation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web All that scandalous hubbub is more scintillating than what actually happens onscreen in the twisty and visually striking but fairly flat psychological thriller. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 But that certainly wasn’t his most scintillating run of the day. cleveland, 21 Aug. 2022 Her countrywoman Grazyna Bacewicz’s Overture sounded under-rehearsed, and in Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Gardolinska unobtrusively supported a scintillating Hélène Grimaud. Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2021 The reason for the couple's split is far less scintillating than your standard Lady Whistledown dispatch—sources say that busy work schedules put too much strain on the new relationship. Michelle Rui, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2021 Watching Doncic means to prepare yourself for a kaleidoscope of pure talent, each moment more scintillating than the last. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2021 When the pandemic kicked into gear back in March 2020, these both scintillating and stressful field schools were no more. Robin George Andrews, Wired, 15 May 2021 The most scintillating game of the day — and perhaps the tournament — was U.C.L.A.’s 88-78 upset of second-seeded Alabama in overtime. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2021 The boots’ origins, which date back to 1961, however, are a bit less scintillating. Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

scintillating 1 of 2

adjective

as in glittering

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glittering
  • shimmering
  • sparkling
  • glistening
  • glimmering
  • gleaming
  • scintillant
  • glinting
  • twinkling
  • flashing
  • blinding
  • glistering
  • glancing
  • flickering
  • aglitter
  • glaring
  • shimmery
  • dazzling
  • blazing
  • winking
  • flaring
  • agleam
  • gemmy
  • flaming
  • fiery
  • sunny
  • polished
  • coruscant
  • splendid
  • ablaze
  • brilliant
  • ardent
  • combusting
  • shining
  • burnished
  • incandescent
  • luminous
  • shined
  • burning
  • refulgent
  • lambent
  • lustrous
  • radiant
  • shiny
  • glowing
  • effulgent
  • red-hot
  • lucent
  • lucid
  • candescent
  • beaming
  • bedazzling
  • fulgent
  • sheeny
  • clear
  • ultrabright
  • bright
  • superbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dull
  • lackluster
  • dim
  • dusky
  • dark
  • obscure
  • sombre
  • blackened
  • somber
  • gloomy
  • darkened
  • dimmed
  • darkish
  • murky
  • unlit
  • darkling
  • shadowy
  • lightless
  • tenebrous
  • darksome
  • obscured
  • cloudy
  • pitch-black
  • unbright
  • pitch-dark
  • unbrilliant
  • leaden
  • gray
  • shady
  • grey
  • pale
  • sunless
  • shadowlike
  • palish
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scintillating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of scintillate
1
as in sparkling
to give off sparks we watched contentedly as our campfire scintillated in the darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sparkling
  • glowing
  • sparking
  • shining
  • flashing
  • twinkling
  • blazing
  • burning
  • flaming
  • radiating
  • combusting
  • lighting (up)
  • flaring (up)
2
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light the diamond ring scintillated in the sunlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gleaming
  • glittering
  • sparkling
  • shimmering
  • glinting
  • flashing
  • glistening
  • shining
  • twinkling
  • glimmering
  • glowing
  • coruscating
  • dazzling
  • glancing
  • glistering
  • flaming
  • winkling
  • spangling
  • winking
  • lustring
  • lustering
  • beaming
  • blinding
  • radiating
  • blazing
  • bedazzling
  • flaring
  • glaring
  • dazing
  • burning
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